This week, Parliament began debating the Liberal government's new plan for fighting ISIS and Canadian CF-18s flew their last mission over Iraq. The Canadian military will now focus on training and equipping Iraqi forces, mostly Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in the country's north.

The Peshmerga are one of the most effective fighting forces in the region. But they also have their own agenda and the potential to destabilize the entire region in their pursuit of an independent state.